Bantwal police arrest two men for illegal sale of narcotics, seize two vehicles, 810 gm ganja
Mangaluru: Bantwal Rural Police have arrested two men who were allegedly attempting to sell narcotics illegally near the National Highway 75 stretch in Hanumanagar of Thumbay in Bantwal taluk on Saturday evening.
The police team, led by Bantwal Rural Sub-inspector Manjunath T, held the operation on being informed that the arrested men, identified as Sameer (31) of Thumbay and Muhammad Asif (35) of Goodinabali, were trying to sell narcotics illegally at the said place. When they reached the place, they are learned to have found two men standing in a suspicious manner beside a car and an auto rickshaw parked on an empty plot near the highway. The policemen caught and questioned the men, who confessed that they had been trying to sell ganja.
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The team, on checking the car, reportedly found 450 gram of the narcotic along with 360 gram in the auto rickshaw. The narcotic and the two vehicles have been seized by the police.
A case has been registered against Sameer and Asif at the Bantwal Rural Police Station, the Department has said in a press statement.
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Kerala CM Vijayan flags ‘The Kerala Story 2’ as ‘threat to secularism’
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday expressed concern over the upcoming release of the second part of 'The Kerala Story', claiming that its first installment was made with the "intent to spread hatred against the state and undermine its secular tradition."
Vijayan, in a statement issued by his office, also questioned how "poisonous works produced to spread division and hatred in society" were allowed to be screened, while a film like 'Beef' was barred from a film festival.
He further said that Sangh Parivar centres had taken over and spread the false narrative conveyed by 'The Kerala Story'.
“They are spreading false propaganda by portraying even marriages conducted with mutual consent as examples of communalism and forced religious conversion,” the CM said.
He contended that such forces view Kerala—with no communal riots and a tradition of mutual respect among communities—with hostility, and termed them “enemies of the state” attempting to destroy the peace and tranquility of the region.
“We must collectively reject attempts to portray Kerala, a land of religious harmony that stands at the forefront of sustainable development and is a model in maintaining law and order, as a center of terrorism,” Vijayan said.
“It is the responsibility of each of us to ensure that Kerala’s secular foundation is not undermined by false propaganda and to reject it by upholding the values of secularism and brotherhood,” he added.
Directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh, the teaser of 'Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond', was released recently.
The first film, 'The Kerala Story', won awards for Best Direction and Best Cinematography at the 71st National Film Awards.
